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Cattle to Oats Future Ratio
The cattle to oats future ratio is 0.006199 — Cattle at $2.13 per Pound divided by Oats Future at $343.50 per Bushel.
Prices as of Sep 5, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Oats Future ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.006199 Bu of oats future
Inverse (OAT-FUT/LC1): 161.3 — one Bushel of oats future buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (1th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.13
per Pound
Oats Future
$343.50
per Bushel
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of oats future per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:29:44 GMT.
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1Y average
0.007524
median 0.007599
1Y low
0.005479
Mar 12, 2026
1Y high
0.01137
Jun 30, 2026
Normal band
0.006960–0.008088
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.35σ
200 observations
Cattle to Oats Future ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/OAT-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Oats Future price chart below.
LC1/OAT-FUT ratio line
How many Bu of Oats Future one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/OAT-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/OAT-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Oats Future prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cattle to oats future ratio
Cattle to Oats Future ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Oats Future price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of oats future per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.13 ÷ $343.50 = 0.006199. The inverse is 161.3.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4430.58 |
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| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 96.28 |
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| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1824.38 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1398.80 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to oats future ratio today?
The cattle to oats future ratio is 0.006199 — Cattle at ¢2.13 per Pound divided by Oats Future at $343.50 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to oats future ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the oats future price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of oats future per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to oats future ratio?
The inverse, oats future to cattle, is 161.3 — how many Pounds of cattle one Bushel of oats future buys.